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Jordan Laird

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Dayton, OH, United States

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Past articles by Jordan:

Ohio Supreme Court could hold Ohio Redistricting Commission in contempt of court

The Ohio Redistricting Commission is again being threatened with contempt of court charges. → Read More

Redistricting chaos: What’s happening, why it matters and what it means

The drawn-out redistricting process for Ohio General Assembly seats has continued to take twists and turns with late night changes and court orders this week. → Read More

Republicans reject new maps, try tweaks of maps court already denied

Ohio Redistricting Commission, on 4-3 vote, throws out work of independent mapmakers they hired, approves late switch → Read More

Ohio Redistricting Commission recesses until 3 p.m.; deadline is tonight

This time around, the commission has help from two mediators on loan from the U.S. Sixth District Court of Appeals as well as independent mapmakers. The mapmakers have been working for days under the watch of a live camera — a shift from previous attempts when maps were largely drawn behind closed doors. This morning, independent mapmakers said as they make tweaks, they are considering the… → Read More

Could expanded access to chiropractor services curb opioid prescriptions?

Ohio lawmakers hope that removing a barrier to getting chiropractor care for Medicaid patients will help many Ohioans manage their pain without an opioid prescription. → Read More

Area congressman part of lawsuit against CDC over masks on planes

U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Troy, is among 17 Republican members of congress suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the federal mask mandate on planes and other forms of public transportation. → Read More

Two years after shutdown, restaurant industry still fragile

After a rollercoaster couple of years, the Ohio restaurant industry remains fragile, handicapped by inflated food prices, supply chain shortages and lingering staffing issues. → Read More

Invasion of Ukraine could impact local economy, particularly farmers

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions could impede Southwest Ohio’s economic recovery from the pandemic, local experts said Friday. → Read More

COVID vaccination campaign includes $100 gift cards, young Dayton influencer

Ohio’s Medicaid providers are offering $100 gift cards and collaborating with a young Dayton-area social media influencer to improve coronavirus vaccination rates, particularly among Medicaid patients under 18. → Read More

COVID vaccination campaign includes $100 gift cards, young Dayton influencer

Ohio’s Medicaid providers are offering $100 gift cards and collaborating with a young Dayton-area social media influencer to improve coronavirus vaccination rates, particularly among Medicaid patients under 18. → Read More

Ohio National Guard’s COVID mission ending in Dayton area

The Ohio National Guard unit assisting Dayton Children’s with coronavirus testing left earlier this week as the recent Omicron surge abates. → Read More

Ohio National Guard’s COVID mission ending in Dayton area

The Ohio National Guard unit assisting Dayton Children’s with coronavirus testing left earlier this week as the recent Omicron surge abates. → Read More

LISTEN: Podcast goes to the least vaccinated Dayton-area communities

In the latest episode of The Path Forward Dayton, a Dayton Daily News podcast, reporters visit the ZIP codes in Montgomery County that are least vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus most vulnerable to the virus. → Read More

LISTEN: Podcast goes to the least vaccinated Dayton-area communities

In the latest episode of The Path Forward Dayton, a Dayton Daily News podcast, reporters visit the ZIP codes in Montgomery County that are least vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus most vulnerable to the virus. → Read More

Your most pressing COVID-19 questions: Answers on vaccines, boosters, treatments and more

Readers continue to have questions about the coronavirus pandemic. So the Dayton Daily News assembled a panel of trusted, local experts to provide answers on a regular basis. → Read More

Your most pressing COVID-19 questions: Answers on vaccines, boosters, treatments and more

Readers continue to have questions about the coronavirus pandemic. So the Dayton Daily News assembled a panel of trusted, local experts to provide answers on a regular basis. → Read More

‘It doesn’t matter how healthy you are. The disease can kill you.’

Shayna Stanley only remembers getting in the ambulance and then waking up two months later. → Read More

‘It doesn’t matter how healthy you are. The disease can kill you.’

Shayna Stanley only remembers getting in the ambulance and then waking up two months later. → Read More

Care delayed for many as COVID patients, mostly unvaccinated, flood hospitals

Miamisburg-resident Sara Larrick has coped with pain for more than six months, but the relief she was relying on has been postponed as local hospitals are too full with COVID patients, most of them unvaccinated. → Read More

Care delayed for many as COVID patients, mostly unvaccinated, flood hospitals

Miamisburg-resident Sara Larrick has coped with pain for more than six months, but the relief she was relying on has been postponed as local hospitals are too full with COVID patients, most of them unvaccinated. → Read More